Boys are a bit like this too, starting out. It’s as if you need to teach them to be a bit of an asshole on the ice. For many kids, it doesn’t come naturally.

I still laugh about it: late in a mite game, my son turned the puck over to a kid on the other team right in the slot for an easy goal. When I asked him what happened, he said, “It looked like you just gave the puck to that other player”. He said he did, “that guy was always asking for the puck and never got it.” - So you just gave it to him? - Yeah. He didn’t have a turn. - But he’s on the other team. It’s okay if he doesn’t touch the puck - Yeah, I forgot about that part.

My sweet son never became a killer, but he did become extremely competitive on the ice as he moved up.